Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-18
LETTERS FROM RICHMOND.
ISpecial Cor. of the Alexandria GAZETTE.

Especial Cor OF the Alexandria GAZETTE.
RICHMOND, Va, May 16, l6S7.-Mr.
FuIkerson, of Lee, endesvored to secure the
sentiment of the House upon the question
of adjournment by introducing to-day q
resolution TO adjourn sine die next Friday.
But for the fact that the debt commission is
expected to report tomorrow the resoulu-
ton would have been acted upon. The
feeling among the legislators is strongly in
favor of final adjournment this week. ana
the impression seems to be that the body
will not be here longer than Friday. A
resolution introduced in the Senate to day
to adjourn sine die next Thursday will come
up for consideration to morrow morning.
The probability for a satisfactory settle
ment of the debt is not expected. That the
members of the commission are dl5agreelng
among themselves is very apparent. Ii now
seems that no proposition will be accepted
unanimously by the legislative commission,
and it is feared that the re.opening OF the
negotiations has placed the commission IN
a position not so good as that in which they
stood when Mr. Braithwaite submitted his
ultimatum," which did not pan out as an
ultimatum.
Mr. Cornett, of Grayson. made another big
speech" in the House to-day in advocating the
scrip bill He was intensely humorous and his
remarks created great laughter. DE again at
tackled the fundamental principles OF govern
ment" and "the powers that he" and Tor twenty
minutes the House was wild with laughter. Alter
he had spoken twenty minutes Dir. Echols OF Au-
gusta, raised the point that Nh Cornett was out OF
order that he was not discussing the question be.
fore the House. The chair ruled tho point well
taken but Mr. Cornett did not stop for nve MIN
utes afterwards.
The House passed about twenty five local bills
in less than twenty minutes to-day. None OF
these are of interest to the readers of the GAZETTE
The Senate Will take hold of these bills before ad
iouinment.
During the past week there have been many
lady visitors at the Capitol, and the bachelors of
the House have been showing them mnch atten-
ton. The three handsomest single men OF the
House are Delegates Miller, Echols and Ryan
Delegate Peters, of Henry, is fine conversation
aist and he is regarded by many to be quite
handsome.
Wednesday will be big day in the General
Assembly. The debate on the State debt matter
will take place then it may be started TO NOR
row. Upon this subject several Senators are ready
to fire away at the slightest notice. Unless
there is a favorable report from the commission
| TO morrow the reputation sentiment will gain
supporters. L. +. y.
RICHMOND, May Ito morrow there
will another discussion on the substitute in
troduced by Senator Rhea, of Washington
county, proposing amendments to the con
stitution. Some good speeches were made
to-day and the indications are that the vote
will be very close. The republicans are put
down as being opposed to the proposed
amendments This being the case it will
take nearly all the democratic votes. Gen
eral Wickha strongly appealed TO the
Senate not to adopt the measure, and Senator
Koiner, who sees as far ia the political fn-
lure as a clear headed man can see, begged
Senators not to go too quickly. Go slow and
sure and steer clear OF the work of political
destruction. In his speech Senator Wick
ham indicated that in the next campaign
he would feal free 10 vote as he thought
best. Since his election 10 the Senate he
has affiliated with the democrats, but to
Judge from his remarks to day on the floor
of the Senate one would imagine that he
would in the near future map out a plat
form of principles little different from
those he has been adopting for two years.
General Wickham is looking ahead, and
there is slight impression abroad that he
has an eye on Congress or perhaps TO figure
as a candidate for vice.president before the
next national republican convention.
The report OF the debt commission which
was submitted to-day will make an Gle.
CANT State paper and give inspiration TO
many a democratic stump speaker next
fall Ten thousand copies of this report
will be printed and it is safe to presume that
these copies will find q wide circulation in
Virginia. While SenatorMcDo was today
speaking in regard to this report he said he
was c:editably informed that Sir Edward
Thornton figured in the Mccullough bill
transaction of 1879. Sir Edward might
have been profited by the passage of that
BILL but he was not in Richmond in 1879.
Delegated O'Bannon, of Rappahannock,
Terry, of Charlotte and Dabney, of Abe
marie, have received letters from their con-
sttuenls thanking them for the course they
have pursued in opposing numerous relief
bills, amounting almost to hundred. These
delegates are members of the Finance Com
mittee and they have very wisely, to use
familiar expression, "sat down" upon this
promiscuous pleading for relief when the
relief asked for ought not to have been
granted. Former finance committees may
have erred in this respect, but il is very APP
parent that the record these gentlemen have
made upon this subject will meet the en-
dorsement of their constituents.
The special committee appointed to inves
tigate charges preferred against Judge
Thomas E. Bakey, of Essex, will make
report to the House Thursday morning
The committee in their report will say I'VE
find that the charge of enlightenment is not
sustained by the evidence. and your com
mittee deem it proper to state that 7. Y. D.
Conway appeared before your committee
before any testimony had been taken and
submitted withdrawal of tho charges
against Judge Thomas E. Blakoy, but not
withstanding the withdrawal your commit
tee thought proper to take the testimony Of
all the witnesses, and simply treated the
withdrawal rs testimony. AS to the charges
of Drunkenness there was no evidence to
sustain the charge" In concluding their
report the committee will say "Your COM
mite deem il proper to add that as to the
pherua of emnazZlamant thara WAS not a